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PILOT Reform Coming?

 

 

Also in the package is legislation mandating that municipalities that grant tax abatements to developers share any payment-in-lieu-of-taxes revenue they receive with their school districts.

Typically, school taxes amount to the largest portion of a property owner’s tax bill, but municipalities are authorized to award tax abatement packages to developers to encourage them to build in redevelopment zones that may be underused or blighted. Often those agreements include PILOTs, in which developers agree to make payments to the host municipality as an offset for local services, such as police and fire protection. But there’s currently no requirement that that revenue be shared with the local school district or county, and many municipalities opt to keep all or most of those revenues for their own budgets.

14 Comments

  1. Tom Dilberger wrote:

    A couple of reforms that might help is to lower the age childrun can leave school, possibly to 13 0r 14 years of age. They coud also, split school curriculums from all academic to half academic and half practical education.

    Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at 10:46 am | Permalink
  2. Joan Corallo wrote:

    Don’t hold your breath. Bill needs democratic support before it goes anywhere and they don’t have it

    Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at 12:38 pm | Permalink
  3. Aileen wrote:

    Democrats are absolutely for this change.

    Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at 1:59 pm | Permalink
  4. Anonymous wrote:

    Meanwhile there is an senate hearing meeting today, where they are to discuss mandatory vaccines!!! Wherever you sit on this issue it is a slippery slope for sure when the government mandates what medical procedure you go through. Oh and BTW the CDC just added anthrax vaccine to the schedule. Do a simple search and see how that affected our servicemen!

    Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at 5:34 pm | Permalink
  5. Anonymous wrote:

    #1-Agree about practical education. In days past schools taught wood and metal shop and home economics ( cooking and sewing.) Those courses disappeared at both elementary and high school levels. This happened when technology/computer education was brought to schools in the early ’90’s. A real shame. Kids do need to stay in school, though. They need to develop intellectually and socially. All types of jobs including the trades require, at the very least, a high school diploma. Also. Organized athletics offered by schools help with life. Win or lose, you have to move on . Get ready for the next game. No time to fret. This pattern mirrors life situations. Also, athletics promote thinking at a different level. Figuring what went wrong which caused a loss develops problem-solving techniques. Racial boundaries are torn down with participating in sports. The world is getting along with all people regardless of race or creed .this is what athletics do for young people-getting to know, and getting along with those who are different from you, people you would possibly never get to know otherwise. ( movie-Remember The Titans.)

    Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at 8:04 pm | Permalink
  6. Anonymous wrote:

    #4 thanks for bringing this up. Corporate donors getting Politicians to force vaccinate against the will of the people. This is unAmerican not freedom

    Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at 9:03 pm | Permalink
  7. Tom Dilberger wrote:

    #5 -It’s more important for a young person to get away from the schools as fast as they can. There’s nothing to be gained by staying around (past 4th or 5th grade) such an intellectually/physically/emotionally toxic society. As far as race goes, the child should get away from the race of stupid “teachers” who are nothing but a bunch of Marxist commies.
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    #6 – Agreed 100%.

    Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at 5:53 am | Permalink
  8. Tracy Bean wrote:

    Thanks for pointing that out #4! Scary how the government can force your children to receive a shot that carries a risk of permanent injury or death. And you are correct #6, big pharma runs the country! I am on the Board of Directors at the Hope from Holly organization, created in memory of Holly Stavola, a little girl who died at the age of five after receiving her second round of MMR vaccines prior to kindergarten. Please check out their website if you have questions regarding vaccination and remember to educate before you vaccinate! http://www.hopefromholly.com

    Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at 7:32 am | Permalink
  9. Is this for real? wrote:

    #7-Never heard anything quite like that type of thinking. Where in the world can anyone succeed in life with only a fourth or fifth grade education? Calling the teachers commies? These remarks are unbelievable. Is this person joking?

    Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at 10:23 am | Permalink
  10. Tom Dilberger wrote:

    #9 – Never heard anything quite like that type of thinking
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    Nah, I’m not jocing. You shoud try getting out more often. If you don’t think these dolts these days that are called teechurs are marxist commies; whut do you think they are!

    Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at 6:52 pm | Permalink
  11. Anonymous wrote:

    #8
    Very sad. So many little ones hurt and pharmaceutical companies can’t be held liable since 1985. Meanwhile Vaccine Injury court has paid 4 billion dollars to injured or dead children’s families.

    Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at 9:08 pm | Permalink
  12. Concerned wrote:

    Thank you,#8,for supplying excellent information about the dangers of certain vaccines. I had no knowledge of this. Important for parents to know. So sad about the child’s death.,

    Thursday, March 7, 2019 at 10:15 pm | Permalink
  13. Tom Dilberger wrote:

    This vaccination stuff is just more control over people’s lives. The Marxist commies running this nation just keep chipping away at our liberty. Pretty soon, it’ll be the same as Stalinist Russia and they’ll even have their own Gulag, probably up in northern Alaska or some other desolate place. Not for people like me though, I’m too old to even mess with.

    Friday, March 8, 2019 at 6:18 am | Permalink
  14. Anonymous wrote:

    Would you ever tell a doctor, lawyer or priest anything ever again?

    Friday, March 8, 2019 at 9:06 am | Permalink

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